WEATHER: Fierce winds and rain expected in parts of SA

Get daily updates on temperatures, winds and UVB levels, and see what the SA Weather Service predicts for the country.

Here’s the weather outlook for South Africa’s nine provinces.

The South African Weather Service has issued weather updates stating that rain and winds are expected in some provinces.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS

IMPACT-BASED WARNINGS

A. Yellow level 2 warning: Damaging winds and waves leading to difficulty in navigation, localised disruption of small harbours and/or ports for a short period of time, and small vessels at risk of taking on water and capsizing in the locality are expected between KwaDukuza and Kosi Bay.

FIRE DANGER WARNINGS

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the Matzikama municipality of the Western Cape.

ADVISORIES

NIL

Weather conditions and UVB forecast in South Africa’s provinces

Gauteng

Gauteng can expect partly cloudy in the north, otherwise fine and cool. There will be morning frost in places.

The expected UVB Sunburn Index is Moderate

Mpumalanga

Mpumalanga, the Place of the Rising Sun, can expect cloudy in the central parts at first, otherwise fine and cool to cold.

Limpopo

In Limpopo, cloudy in the eastern parts in the early morning, otherwise partly cloudy and cool.

North West

North West, known as Bokone Bophirima in Setswana, can expect fine and cool, but partly cloudy in the north-east.

Free State

In the Free State, fine and cool to cold.

Northern Cape

Fine and cool, but partly cloudy in the south-east. The wind along the coast will be light northwesterly.

Western Cape

Fine and cool to warm, otherwise cloudy to partly cloudy with morning fog over the north-eastern parts. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh easterly to north-easterly, but strong along the south coast, becoming moderate south-easterly from the evening.

The expected UVB sunburn index is Very High

Eastern Cape

The Western half: Cloudy with morning fog in places over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy and cold to cool. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north-easterly, becoming strong in the afternoon.

The Eastern half: Cloudy with morning fog over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy and cold. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north-easterly.

KwaZulu-Natal

Fine to partly cloudy and cool to cold with isolated showers and rain along the coast and adjacent interior. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly to south-westerly but strong north of Mtunzini.

The expected UVB Sunburn Index is Moderate

Forecast data provided by the South African Weather Service.